Generally Speaking
In this invitation to "concept-driven" sociology, defying the conventional split between "theory" and "methodology" (as well as between "quantitative" and "qualitative" research), Eviatar Zerubavel...
The Elephant in the Room
The fable of the Emperor's New Clothes is a classic example of a conspiracy of silence, a situation where everyone refuses to acknowledge an obvious truth. But the denial of social realities--whether incest, alcoholism, corruption, or even genocid...
The Elephant in the Room
The fable of the Emperor's New Clothes is a classic example of a conspiracy of silence, a situation where everyone refuses to acknowledge an obvious truth. But the denial of social realities--whether incest, alcoholism, corruption, or even genocid...
Fine Line
Eviatar Zerubavel argues that most of the distinctions we make in our daily lives and in our culture are social constructs. He questions the notion that a clear line can be drawn to separate one time or object or concept from another, and presents...
Ancestors and Relatives
Genealogy has long been one of humanity's greatest obsessions. But with the rise of genetics, and increasing media attention to it through programs like Who Do You Think You Are? and Faces of America, we are now told that genetic markers can defin...
Time Maps
"Time Maps extends beyond all of the old clichés about linear, circular, and spiral patterns of historical process and provides us with models of the actual legends used to map history. It is a brilliant and elegant exercise in model building...
Seven Day Circle
"Days, months, and years were given to us by nature, but we invented the week for ourselves. There is nothing inevitable about a seven-day cycle, or about any other kind of week; it represents an arbitrary rhythm imposed on our activities, un...
Social Mindscapes
Why do we eat sardines, but never goldfish; ducks, but never parrots? Why does adding cheese make a hamburger a "cheeseburger" whereas adding ketchup does not make it a "ketchupburger"? By the same token, how do we determine wh...
Taken for Granted
How the words we use-and don't use-reinforce dominant cultural norms Why is the term "openly gay" so widely used but "openly straight" is not? What are the unspoken assumptions behind terms like "male nurse," "wo...
Clockwork Muse
For anyone who has blanched at the uphill prospect of finishing a long piece of writing, this book holds out something more practical than hope: it offers a plan. The Clockwork Muse is designed to help prospective authors develop a workable timeta...
Terra Cognita
Most of us are fascinated by the conventional storybook account of Christopher Columbus' heroic discovery of America in 1492. Yet, should the credit for discovering America go to a man who insisted it was but a few islands off the shores of China?...
Ancestors and Relatives
Genealogy has long been one of humanity's greatest obsessions. But with the rise of genetics, and increasing media attention through television programs like Who Do You Think You Are? and Faces of America, we are now told that genetic markers can ...
Time Maps
Who were the first people to inhabit North America? Does the West Bank belong to the Arabs or the Jews? Why are racists so obsessed with origins? Did the terrorist attacks of September 11 mark the end of an era? Or the beginning of a new one? As E...
Taken for Granted
How the words we use-and don't use-reinforce dominant cultural norms Why is the term "openly gay" so widely used but "openly straight" is not? What are the unspoken assumptions behind terms like "male nurse," "wo...
Hidden in Plain Sight
Many of us have had the experience of suddenly realizing that the keys or glasses which we have been looking for in vain were right in front of us the whole time. Looking for something does not guarantee that you will notice it, as the capacity of...
Don't Take It Personally
Don't Take It Personally
Hidden Rhythms
"A pathbreaking book on an important subject which, surprisingly, has been paid little attention by social scientists. Zerubavel writes with both learning and lucidity. His book is a pleasure to read." (Peter Berger). "Others have w...
Recovered Roots
Because new nations need new pasts, they create new ways of commemorating and recasting select historic events. In this volume Yael Zerubavel illuminates this dynamic process by examining the construction of Israeli national tradition. Zerubavel f...
Aviator
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Leviatan
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Leviatan
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Aviator
'THE MOST IMPORTANT LIVING RUSSIAN WRITER' New Yorker¿ MY HEAD SPINS. I'M LYING IN A BED. WHERE AM I? WHO AM I? A man wakes up in hospital. He has no idea who he is or how he came to be there. The doctor tells him his name, but he doesn't remember...
Leviatan
Diktdebut av författaren till förra årets Sveriges Radios Romanpris-nominerade Allting växer »Jag blir berörd och upplivad. Leviatan når in i mig, känns i kroppen. En kall medveten meditation.« | Inga-Lina Lindqvist, Aftonbladet »Över skepsi...
Aviator: Aviator 1986 (Rem)
Aviator: Aviator 1986 (Rem) [CD]
Avatar
OBS! Import. Kontrollera att språk och textning passar dig.Sci-fi action adventure written and directed by James Cameron. Jake Sully (Sam Worthington), a paraplegic war veteran, is selected to participate in the Avatar programme in which genetically-engineered human beings are sent to explore a small moon called Pandora. There, the indigenous Na'vi tribe live a peaceful existence in harmony with their plant-covered world, despite also possessing fearsome warrior skills. When Jake meets Na'vi princess Neytiri (Zoe Saldana), he falls in love with her and becomes integrated into her clan - little knowing that his mission on Pandora has a far more sinister aim than he realised. Before long, Jake is caught up in an epic battle that could decide the fate of an entire world.Typ: Blu-ray / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray (Collector's Edition)
Circle: Leviatan
Circle: Leviatan [Vinyl LP]
The Aviator
OBS! Import. Kontrollera att språk och textning passar dig.Leonardo DiCaprio stars as aviator Howard Hughes in the American biopic directed by Martin Scorsese. The son of a Texan inventor who died and left him a small fortune, Hughes moves to Los Angeles to become a Hollywood film producer and produces such classics as 'Hell's Angels' (1930), 'The Front Page' (1931) and 'Scarface' (1932). He also becomes involved in the aviation industry, designing new planes, setting air speed records and flying around the world risking his life testing aircraft. As his ideas become bolder, his approach becomes more eccentric as his obsessive-compulsive disorder worsens, and he gains many powerful enemies. The cast also includes Cate Blanchett, Kate Beckinsale, John C. Reilly and Alec Baldwin.Typ: DVD
The Aviator
'THE MOST IMPORTANT LIVING RUSSIAN WRITER' New Yorker MY HEAD SPINS. I'M LYING IN A BED. WHERE AM I? WHO AM I? A man wakes up in hospital. He has no idea who he is or how he came to be there. The doctor tells him his nam...
The Aviator
Han var den snabbaste människan i luften och den rikaste på jorden och en av 1900-talets mest mytomspunna figurer. Howard Hughes levde det liv som andra drömde om. Han skapade enastående storfilmer, erövrade vackra Hollywood-stjärnor och byggde avancerade höghastighetsflygplan som han själv satte världsrekord med. Men bakom en självsäker och ouppnåelig fasad, utkämpade han en ständig strid mot fobier, tvångstankar och paranoia. Och trots våldsamma flygkrascher, bestialiska anklagelser och hotande konkurser förblev Howard Hughes sin egen värsta fiende.
The Aviator
Steve Morse, guitar virtuoso (and pilot), may have broken out of relative obscurity courtesy of the classic British band Deep Purple, but he never went, so to speak, native. A full-blooded American, he was pancakes and maple syrup, not black pudding and fried egg. Morse first came to the attention of the music world through his band Dixie Dregs. He possibly entered the consciousness of those based in the UK courtesy of the BBC's Radio 1 Friday Rock Show that kicked off every week with his Dixie Dregs composition 'Take It Off The Top'. The mid-eighties saw Morse driving along arena band Kansas - darlings of US FM radio. By the mid-nineties he was ensconced in Deep Purple, helping re-build their career. His contributions to eight Deep Purple studio albums were immense. After nearly three decades, Morse's time with the band came to a sad end has he took the difficult decision to care for his ailing wife. In a career spanning half a century, Steve Morse's music has touched on European
The Aviator
Jim McConnell was one of the first Americans to serve with the French during WWI, first as an ambulance driver and then as a pilot. On the University of Virginia campus, one can find a winged, 12-foot-tall bronze statue titled The Aviator. Curiously, The Aviator is a memorial to a UVA dropout, James Rogers McConnell. McConnell was a fighter pilot in the famous squadron of American volunteers who fought for the French prior to US entry into World War I, the Lafayette Escadrille. Prior to joining the escadrille, McConnell served in France as an ambulance driver. He documented the front, both on the ground and in the air in Flying for France, a bestselling book published just before his death. A modest character, Jim included very little information about himself in his book. Even while at the front, McConnell remained in regular correspondence with his family, friends, and girlfriends. A large volume of these original letters are preserved today. Author Steven T. Tom has sifted through
Evita
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Kushiel's Avatar
The triumphant conclusion to this trilogy, Kushiel's Avatar by Jacqueline Carey is a sumptuous fantasy of defiance and redemption - perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas and Jennifer L. Armentrout.Phedre no Delaunay is a woman touched by Kushiel's dart, chosen to forever experience pain and pleasure as one. Her path has been a strange and dangerous one, and through it all the devoted swordsman Joscelin has been at her side. Her very nature is torturous for them both, but he is sworn to her and he has never forsaken his vow: to protect and serve.Now Phedre's plans will put his pledge to the ultimate test. For she hasn't forgotten her childhood friend Hyacinthe, and has spent ten long years searching for the key to free him from eternal indenture. But this is a bargain he struck with the gods themselves - to take Phedre's place as a sacrifice and save a nation. However, Phedre cannot forgive herself or the gods. She is determined to seize one last hope to redeem her friend, even if it means her death.The search will take Phedre and Joscelin to the far side of the world, to distant courts where madness reigns and souls are currency. At the end of the their journey, they'll find a power so mighty that none dare speak its name.Start the journey with Kushiel's Dart by Jacqueline Carey.
Avatar, The
Avatar, The
Soundtrack: Avatar
180 GRAM AUDIOPHILE VINYLGATEFOLD SLEEVEINCLUDES 6 PAGE INSERTMUSIC COMPOSED BY JAMES HORNERINCL. "I SEE YOU (THEME FROM AVATAR)" BY LEONA LEWISBLACK VINYLGATEFOLD SLEEVEHIGH QUALITYINSERT
Avatar: Avatar
Avatar: Avatar [CD]
US Naval Aviator
The US naval aviator of World War II played a pivotal part in the winning of the war. From the warm waters of the Pacific to the icy conditions of the Bering Sea (including the battle of Midway), the Naval aviator was on hand to fight the enemy in...
US Naval Aviator
The US navel aviator of World War II played a pivotal part in the winning of the war. From the warm waters of the Pacific to the icy conditions of the Bering Sea, the naval aviator was on hand to fight the enemy in any and all conditions. Between ...